Enterprise Account Executive

Rhombus Systems; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect in Dallas to lead data architecture aligned with TOGAF standards, enabling observability, lineage, and governance across platforms.

You will partner with data owners and solution architects to model data flows and create reference architectures that guide strategic data initiatives for secure, scalable environments.

Qualifications

• TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture experience.
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with both operational and analytical data platforms.
• Experience in financial services with AI and Cloud technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Certifications in DCAM, CDMP, DMC, TOGAF, or SAFe are desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop data reference architectures that establish data consumption standards and patterns.
• Lead architecture artifacts and governance supporting data strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to map data priorities and metrics.
• Guide data observability capabilities with architecture teams.
• Champion semantic layers and data ontology modeling.
• Mentor teams on translating data strategy into technical outcomes.
• Maintain enterprise data models and taxonomies and ensure governance compliance.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data modeling

TOGAF

Stakeholder leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve.We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers.We work together each day ...

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success. As an Enterprise Architect Sr within PNC's Enterprise Technology Architecture's organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA or Strongsville, OH or Dallas, TX or Phoenix, AZ or Lakewood, CO.

An Enterprise Architect Sr position that collaborates with key data and technology stakeholders to build out the enterprise data architecture practice. The objective is to execute PNC's data strategy by establishing data architecture models and standards that enable data observability, interchangeability, integrity, confidentiality, and availability. This senior-level role requires leadership skills and creative-thinking as well as hands‑on expertise to guide teams to build out the semantic and object standards that are the foundation for data taxonomies, data models, data flows, lineage diagrams, and entity relationship models. This role operates within a TOGAF-oriented Enterprise Architecture practice that is accountable for producing and maintaining enterprise data architecture artifacts, supporting architecture governance, and guiding data related decisions from strategy through implementation.

Key deliverables, in partnership with the other stakeholders are:

• Strategy: Build strategies that guide business and technology leaders that meet data technologies needs
• Create usable architecture artifacts that measure and demonstrate progress against a strategy
• Guide stakeholders with their data priorities by developing metrics ensuring objectives are met
• Measure progress against strategic data objectives and produce results analysis with follow-up
• Articulate the business impact of complex data flows and data duplication decision making
• Architecture: Create data reference architectures that establish data consumption standards and patterns
• Identify and document data flows that form the basis for optimizing data lineage and retention
• Produce data architecture analysis with supporting artifacts for technology recommendations
• Develop architecture patterns that drive common data flows and standardized integration
• Identify, assess, and resolve complex data definitions and semantic structures inconsistencies
• Modeling: Lead the development of data modeling standards, best practices, and guidelines
• Design data entity and flow models that enable operational reporting, analytics, and modeling
• Lead the development, standardization, and evolution of canonical and conceptual data models
• Maintain comprehensive inventory of contextual, conceptual, logical and physical data models
• Ensure data models comply with data architecture policies and standards with validation checks
• Classification: Oversee metadata, master data, and reference data management to ensure data consistency
• Design ontologies and semantic models for driving the adoption of data mesh and virtualization
• Drive alignment of data ontologies and data semantics that support regulatory requirements
• Serve as the principal authority for metadata standards collaborating with Data Owners/Stewards
• Establish enterprise standards for ontology modeling, naming conventions, and data taxonomies
• Collaboration: Work with enterprise and solution architects to implement data observability capabilities
• Work closely with data architects and guide how data products are aligned to the data standards
• Partner with architecture teams to align solution architectures with data architecture standards
• Champion the definition and adoption of semantic layers that drive remediation best practices
• Provide thought leadership and mentorship to translate complex data strategies and concepts
• Governance: Measure progress against objectives with follow-up when results are or are not achieved
• Ensure adherence to best practices, data principles, and semantic data governance
• Establish and govern enterprise standards for ontology modeling and naming conventions
• Define auditability and traceability standards for financial and operational data with metrics
• Establish, document, and maintenance governance practices for data modeling and architecture

Some key desired skills:

• Enterprise systems thinking & broad understanding of managing to a capability model
• Strategic thinking and planning with a proactive approach to anticipate their needs and objectives
• Experience on large strategic transformation programs
• Experience working in financial services organizations with AI and Cloud technologies
• Personal skills: Communication, Relationship Building, Collaboration, Influencing
• Certifications in DCAM, CDMP, DMC, TOGAF, or SAFe are desirable but not required

Individual Contributor Qualifications:

• TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture experience
• Experience in large, complex enterprise environments
• Familiarity with both operational and analytical data platforms

Preferred Skills:

• Hands‑on experience executing Data Architecture within a TOGAF or TOGAF-like EA framework
• Strong understanding of baseline/target architecture, gap analysis, and transition planning
• Experience working within formal architecture governance processes
• Ability to translate business needs into data architecture outcomes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to influence decisions without direct authority
• Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
• Data lifecycle management and data integration patterns
• Metadata, lineage, and data quality concepts
• Data security, privacy, and classification principles
• Master and reference data concepts

How This Role Is Measured:

• Quality, clarity, and usability of data architecture deliverables
• Alignment of solutions to approved data architecture
• Effectiveness of collaboration with architecture and delivery teams
• Ability to support business outcomes through data architecture decisions

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree, or PhD is desirable. Industry experience is typically 8 + years. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

PNC is an in‑office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.